Senior HR Partner – Australian Market (Based in the Philippines)
Location: Manila (or remote PH-based)
Alignment: Australian East Coast hours
Reports to: Managing Director (Australia)
We’re hiring a Senior HR Partner based in the Philippines who operates at Australian boardroom level – someone who understands the Fair Work Act, can interpret Modern Awards with ease, and is confident advising CEOs, founders and senior leaders in real time.
This is not a transactional role. This is a strategic advisory position embedded into the Australian market.
Why This Role Exists
Australian businesses are scaling fast — and they need senior HR capability that blends:
- Deep Australian employment law expertise
- Strategic workforce design
- High-trust stakeholder influence
- Commercial acumen
- Digital and AI-driven HR capability
We’re building a cross-border HR model that is ethical, compliant, high-impact — and future-ready.
If you’ve worked in an Australian-facing HR role and want to step into something more strategic, this is your move.
What You’ll Be Accountable For
1️⃣ Executive-Level Advisory (Australian Market)
- Provide written and verbal advice to Australian CEOs, CFOs and operational leaders
- Interpret the Fair Work Act 2009, National Employment Standards and Modern Awards
- Lead complex ER/IR case management
- Guide restructures, performance processes and organisational change
- Support Fair Work Commission matters where required
- Ensure compliance while protecting commercial outcomes
- You must be able to deliver advice confidently, clearly, and without supervision.
2️⃣ Strategic Workforce Projects
This role goes well beyond compliance.
You will lead and support:
- Leadership readiness and succession planning frameworks
- Workforce analytics and productivity improvement initiatives
- Organisational design and team restructuring projects
- AI governance and ethical HR implementation
- Capability redesign and career pathway frameworks
- Engagement and performance uplift programs
- You’ll connect HR strategy directly to commercial results.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Experience
- 8+ years HR experience
- Minimum 5 years in a dedicated Australian-facing HR role or prior employment within Australia
- Demonstrated mastery of Australian employment law
- Hands-on experience interpreting Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements
- Experience managing complex ER/IR cases independently
- Strong written English with Australian-standard documentation capability
- Experience advising senior stakeholders directly
- Highly Valued
- Exposure to Fair Work Commission processes
- AHRI-aligned experience or equivalent certification
- CHRBP™, CHRP® or related strategic HR certifications
- Experience in high-growth or scale-up environments
- Workforce analytics and AI-enabled HR systems experience
- Experience operating within EOR or offshore engagement models
Who You Are
- Commercially sharp, not theoretical
- Comfortable delivering “uncomfortable truths” when required
- Direct communicator who understands Australian business culture
- High emotional intelligence — but not conflict-avoidant
- Strategic thinker who connects HR to productivity and enterprise risk
- Digitally fluent and AI-aware
- Calm under pressure, structured in thinking, precise in language
- You operate as a partner — not support staff.
What You’ll Get
- Direct exposure to Australian executive leadership
- Strategic project ownership (not just operational execution)
- Competitive PH-based senior-level compensation
- 13th month pay + statutory benefits
- Australian-aligned work culture
- High autonomy and influence
- Long-term growth pathway into regional or global HR leadership
- This is a premium role within the Philippine market — and we expect premium capability.
Compensation
Senior-level Philippine package aligned to Australian-facing expertise.
Includes:
- Competitive base salary (top-tier PH HR bracket)
- Statutory benefits
- 13th month pay
- Performance-based incentives
Ready to Step Into a Real Business Partner Role?
- If you can confidently explain the BOOT.
- If you’ve managed Australian ER cases without escalation.
- If you can sit on a Zoom call with a CEO and lead the conversation — not just take notes.
We want to hear from you.
Apply with:
- Your CV
- A short statement outlining your Australian HR experience
- An example (anonymised) of a complex HR matter you’ve managed
